Carol Burnett & Marilyn Horne double-team on Music Academy’s August 8 gala
Carol Burnett, America’s beloved comedienne, is teaming up with legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne at the Music Academy of the West this month for coaching sessions with the young vocalists who will headline this year’s Cabaret gala on August 8, which benefits the Music Academy’s full-scholarship program. Ms. Burnett, as the Academy’s Cabaret Creative Contributor, and Ms. Horne, Voice Program Director, will instruct Music Academy Voice Fellows in the art of musical comedy, both in private classes and individually. The renowned Summer School and Festival, now in its 66th season, runs through August 10 in scenic Santa Barbara.
Ms. Burnett, a resident of nearby Montecito, joined Cabaret’s artistic team for the first time last summer, which also marked the American icon’s first foray into the classroom. “Working with the Academy’s exceptionally talented Fellows last year was a wonderful experience,” she stated. “I am very pleased to be contributing to this uniquely entertaining event once again.” Ms. Horne concurred, “Cabaret will be better than ever!”
At the August 8 gala fundraiser, the Academy’s gifted Voice Fellows will perform classical, Broadway, and pop favorites while patrons enjoy cocktails and fine dining under the stars. The director, Gerald Sternbach, will once again oversee the musical-revue-style production, which will take place at the DoubleTree Resort in Santa Barbara. Mr. Sternbach’s extensive performance credits include serving as an award-winning music director as well as an accompanist for the likes of Ms. Burnett, Julie Andrews, and Kelsey Grammer. All proceeds from Cabaret directly benefit the Academy’s full-scholarship training program and help to provide transformative educational experiences for the next generation of great classical musicians.
Ms. Burnett, who was recently announced as the 2013 awardee of the Kennedy Center’s prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, will provide the Voice Fellows, along with Marilyn Horne and the Academy’s voice faculty, with creative insights as they prepare for the show. “I’m thrilled to be part of this event, as I’ve also attended it in past years and have always come away impressed,” continued Ms. Burnett. “I have long cherished musical comedy and am pleased to have the opportunity to share what I know about this true American art form with Music Academy Fellows.”
About Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett’s unique comedic gifts have endeared her to legions of fans the world over, and her eponymous TV variety show has been hailed as a broadcasting landmark. Her numerous honors include 12 People’s Choice Awards – more than any other actress – eight Golden Globes, six Emmy Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She also has been inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Ms. Burnett has penned New York Times bestsellers, This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection, her autobiography, One More Time, as well as a new memoir, Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story, which was released this past spring. Hollywood Arms, the play based on her autobiography that she co-wrote with her late daughter, Carrie Hamilton, premiered at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre in April 2002. Ms. Burnett received her first Grammy nomination in 2010 for the audiobook version of This Time Together.
Born in San Antonio, Ms. Burnett attended UCLA before relocating to New York City, where she ultimately caught the attention of talent bookers from both The Jack Paar Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. She went on to become a permanent cast member on The Garry Moore Show from 1959 to 1962, garnering her first Emmy Award. After appearing with Julie Andrews in the Emmy-winning special Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, CBS signed her to a 10-year contract. The Carol Burnett Show premiered on that network in September 1967 and ran for 11 years. Ms. Horne twice appeared on the program, the two stars having met in the early 1970s through actor and singer Jim Nabors. Ms. Burnett will receive her Mark Twain Prize at a Kennedy Center ceremony on October 20 that will be taped for a PBS-TV broadcast on October 30. As reported by the New York Times, Ms. Burnett stated, “I can’t believe I’m getting a humor prize from the Kennedy Center. It’s almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.”
About Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne has been called the “Star-Spangled Singer” and “the Heifetz of singers.” In 2002, following a career that had seen her dominate her field for more than four decades, Opera News declared, “Marilyn Horne – whose face and song have been in the light – in so many places, in so many styles, through so many media, for so many years – may be the most influential singer in American history.” In the words of esteemed KUSC commentator and host Jim Svejda, she is “America’s greatest living singer.” Ms. Horne’s distinguished career has garnered her numerous honors, including a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Gramophone magazine. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1995, received the National Medal of Arts in 1992, and has been inducted into the American Classical Music and Hollywood Bowl halls of fame. She was named a National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors recipient in 2009. Ms. Horne has performed in more than 1,300 recitals, made well over 100 recordings, and received three Grammy Awards. A recent release, Marilyn Horne – Just for the Record: The Golden Voice, is a retrospective of her career and includes classical songs, opera, and American standards. She assumed the Academy Voice Program directorship in 1997.
About Gerald Sternbach
As resident music director of the company Reprise! Broadway’s Best for six seasons, Gerald Sternbach earned nine Ovation Award nominations (winning in 2006) in addition to six Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nominations (the organization honored him in 2007, 2008, and 2011) and three Garland Awards. He recently (update from 2012) helmed Nightmare Alley at the Geffen Playhouse and did a reading of the new musical Big Rosemary (directed and written by Blake Edwards). Mr. Sternbach made his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005 as the onstage pianist for Stephen Sondheim’s 75th birthday concert. His other credits include serving as associate conductor for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Merlin, and The Tap Dance Kid (all on Broadway), and conducting the national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song and Dance starring Melissa Manchester. Mr. Sternbach also served as onstage pianist for Carrie Fisher’s one-woman show, Wishful Drinking, at the Geffen Playhouse, and has participated in numerous star-studded benefit events.
About Music Academy of the West
Founded in 1947 by a group of Southern California arts patrons and musicians that included Lotte Lehmann and Otto Klemperer, the Music Academy of the West is among the nation’s preeminent summer schools and festivals for gifted young classical musicians. The Academy provides these promising musicians with the opportunity for advanced study and frequent performance under the guidance of internationally recognized faculty artists, guest conductors and soloists. Admission to the Academy is strictly merit based, and Fellows receive full scholarships (tuition, room and board). Based in Santa Barbara, the Music Academy of the West presents more than 200 public events annually, including performances by faculty, visiting artists, and Fellows; masterclasses; orchestra and chamber music concerts; and a fully staged opera.
Remaining highlights of the Music Academy’s 2013 season include recitals by Mosher Guest Artists Jeremy Denk (July 17) and Midori (July 29, 31); the Academy’s Marilyn Horne Song Competition (July 20); a new production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Aug 2 & 4); as well as conducting turns by Leonard Slatkin (July 13), Nicholas McGegan (Aug 3), and James Gaffigan (Aug 10). Featuring the Academy’s talented Fellows, together with illustrious guest performers and faculty, the events are being presented at the Academy’s scenic Miraflores campus and in venues throughout Santa Barbara. The Music Academy’s 66th anniversary Summer Festival concludes August 10.
A list of the Music Academy of the West’s upcoming events can be found below, and further details are available on the web by visiting www.musicacademy.org.
Cabaret, the Music Academy’s Signature Gala
August 8 (6 pm)
Santa Barbara, CA
Double Tree Resort
Marilyn Horne, Voice Program Director
Carol Burnett, Cabaret Creative Contributor
Gerald Sternbach, Cabaret Director
Featuring 2013 Voice Program Fellows in classical, Broadway and pop favorites
Table sponsorships: $5,000, $10,000, $15,000, and $25,000 levels
Individual tickets: $300, $500, and $1,000
All proceeds from Cabaret directly benefit the Academy’s full-scholarship training program.
For information, contact Jessica Roy at 805-695-7917; [email protected]
http://www.musicacademy.org/cabaret
Upcoming Music Academy Voice Program Highlights
July 10: Opera Scenes with Gregory Fortner, Jonathan Kelly, and John Churchwell
July 20: Marilyn Horne Song Competition
July 27: Vocal Masterclass with Marilyn Horne
Aug 2, 4: The Magic Flute – new production (David Paul, director; Warren Jones, conductor)
Aug 7: Vocal Masterclass with Marilyn Horne
Aug 8: Cabaret, the Academy’s Signature Gala
Upcoming 2013 Festival Events
July 10
Cello Masterclass with Alan Stepansky
Oboe Masterclass with Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida
Double Bass Masterclass with Nico Abondolo
Opera Scenes with Gregory Fortner, Jonathan Kelly, and John Churchwell
July 11
Bassoon Masterclass with Benjamin Kamins
Piano Chamber Masterclass with Jerome Lowenthal
Downtown Community Concert
Collaborative Piano Masterclass with Jonathan Feldman
Harp Masterclass with JoAnn Turovsky
Percussion Masterclass with Edward Atkatz
Masterclass Sampler with Jerome Lowenthal, Carrie-Ann Matheson, Kathleen Winkler
July 12
MERIT Recital
Clarinet Masterclass with Richie Hawley
Trumpet Masterclass with Paul Merkelo
Horn Masterclass with Julie Landsman
Vocal Masterclass with John Churchwell
Picnic Concert 2
July 13
Academy Festival Orchestra with Leonard, conductor
Roberto Sierra: Fandangos
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
July 15
Flute Masterclass with Timothy Day
Solo Piano Masterclass 5 with Jeremy Denk
Brass Ensemble Masterclass with Mark H. Lawrence
Violin Masterclass with Brian Lewis
July 16
String Chamber Masterclass Cynthia Phelps
Trombone & Tuba Masterclass with Mark H. Lawrence
Viola Masterclass with Donald McInnes
Tuesdays @ 8 Concert 4
Edward Atkatz: Turn Key Hotel
Ravel: Sonatine
Britten: Lachrymae
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
July 17
Cello Masterclass with Joshua Roman, Academy Alumnus in Residence
Oboe Masterclass with David Weiss
Double Bass Masterclass with Nico Abondolo
Vocal Masterclass with Carrie-Ann Matheson
Mosher Guest Artist Recital with Jeremy Denk
July 18
Bassoon Masterclass with Benjamin Kamins
Piano Chamber Masterclass with Jeremy Denk
Collaborative Piano Masterclass with Jeremy Denk
Percussion Masterclass with Michael Werner
Downtown Community Concert
Academy Brass Ensemble in Concert with Mark H. Lawrence, conductor
Strauss: Vienna Fanfare
John Williams: Sound the Bells
Jan Koetsier: Brass Symphony
July 19
Clarinet Masterclass with Richie Hawley
Trumpet Masterclass with Paul Merkelo
Horn Masterclass with Eli Epstein
Vocal Masterclass with Warren Jones
Picnic Concert 3
July 20
Marilyn Horne Song Competition (10 a.m.)
Marilyn Horne Song Competition (1 p.m.)
Concerto Night with Tito Muñoz, conductor
July 21
Academy Fellows Concert, curated by Joshua Roman, Academy Alumnus in Residence
July 22
Flute Masterclass with Timothy Day
Solo Piano Masterclass 6 with Jerome Lowenthal
Brass Ensemble Masterclass with Eli Epstein and Ralph Sauer
Violin Masterclass with Kathleen Winkler
Academy Percussion Ensemble in Concert
July 23
String Chamber Masterclass with Peter Salaff
Trombone & Tuba Masterclass with Ralph Sauer
Viola Masterclass with Roger Myers
Opera Covers Performance (The Magic Flute)
Tuesdays @ 8 Concert 5
Mozart: String Duo No. 1 in G Major
Brahms: Sonata in E Minor
Britten: Phantasy Quartet
Weber: Clarinet Quintet
July 24
Cello Masterclass with Alan Stepansky
Oboe Masterclass with David Weiss
Double Bass Masterclass with Nico Abondolo
Cello Recital with Joshua Roman, Academy Alumnus in Residence
July 25
Bassoon Masterclass with Benjamin Kamins
Piano Chamber Masterclass with Jerome Lowenthal
Collaborative Piano Masterclass with Jonathan Feldman
Percussion Masterclass with Michael Werner
Downtown Community Concert
Vocal Chamber Music Concert with Warren Jones, director
Vaughan Williams: Selections from Ten Blake Songs
Previn: Four Songs
Donizetti: “Dirti addio”
Ponchielli: “Eternamente” and “Piangea”
Crumb: Madrigals, Book IV
Britten: Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain
Chausson: “Chanson perpétuelle”
July 26
Clarinet Masterclass with Richie Hawley
Trumpet Masterclass with Paul Merkelo
Horn Masterclass with Eli Epstein
Opera Preview: The Magic Flute (new production)
Picnic Concert 4
July 27
Chamber Music Marathon (10 a.m.)
Chamber Music Marathon (1 p.m.)
Masterclass with Marilyn Horne, voice program director
July 29
Flute Masterclass with Jeanne Baxtresser
Solo Piano Masterclass 7 with Jerome Lowenthal
Brass Ensemble Masterclass with Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer
Viola Masterclass with Roger Myers
Mosher Guest Artist Recital with Midori
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G Major
Sonata No. 3 in C Major
Partita No. 2 in D Minor
July 30
String Chamber Masterclass with Karen Dreyfus and Glenn Dicterow
Trombone & Tuba Masterclass with Ralph Sauer
Trumpet Masterclass with Barbara Butler
Violin Masterclass with Midori
Tuesdays @ 8 Concert 6*
Vivaldi: Concerto RV 103
Bach/Vivaldi: Concerto in D Major
Shostakovich: Viola Sonata*
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor
*Baroque chamber music performed by Academy faculty artists and Nicholas McGegan
July 31
Cello Masterclass with David Geber
Oboe Masterclass with David Weiss
Double Bass Masterclass with Nico Abondolo
Mosher Guest Artist Recital with Midori
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A Minor
Partita No. 1 in B Minor
Partita No. 3 in E Major
August 1
Bassoon Masterclass with Benjamin Kamins
Piano Chamber Masterclass with Jerome Lowenthal
Collaborative Piano Masterclass with Jonathan Feldman
Downtown Community Concert
Picnic Concert 5
August 2
Clarinet Masterclass with Richie Hawley
Trumpet Masterclass with Charles Geyer
Horn Masterclass with Eli Epstein
Mozart: The Magic Flute with David Paul, director and Warren Jones, conductor (new production)
August 3
Members of the Academy Festival Orchestra with Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Rameau: Suite from Platée
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Echo
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 “Military”
August 4
Mozart: The Magic Flute with David Paul, director and Warren Jones, conductor (new production)
August 5
Flute Masterclass with Jeanne Baxtresser
Solo Piano Masterclass 8 with Jerome Lowenthal
Brass Ensemble Masterclass with Ralph Sauer and Eli Epstein
Violin Masterclass with Glenn Dicterow
August 6
Trombone & Tuba Masterclass with Ralph Sauer
Viola Masterclass with Roger Myers
Tuesdays @ 8 Concert 7
Bartók: Out of Doors
Bach: Contrapunctus and Chorale for Brass Quintet
Klein: String Trio
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 1
August 7
Cello Masterclass with David Gerber
Oboe Masterclass with David Weiss
Double Bass Masterclass with Nico Abondolo
Vocal Masterclass with Marilyn Horne
August 8
Bassoon Masterclass with Dennis Michel
Piano Chamber Masterclass with Jerome Lowenthal
Collaborative Piano Masterclass with Jonathan Feldman
Harp Masterclass with JoAnn Turovsky
Percussion Masterclass with Michael Werner
Downtown Community Concert
Cabaret, the Music Academy’s Signature Gala
August 9
Clarinet Masterclass with Richie Hawley
Trumpet Masterclass with Josef Burgstaller
Horn Masterclass with Eli Epstein
Solo Piano Studio Presentation with Jerome Lowenthal
Picnic Concert 6
August 10
Festival Finale: Academy Festival Orchestra & Academy Voice with James Gaffigan, conductor
Wagner: Overture to Rienzi
Mahler: Songs from Des knaben wunderhorn
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
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